‘Here we go again’: Panic buying slammed

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Shoppers are reporting shelves are once again being stripped bare of one sought-after item as the city remains on tenterhooks amid the growing coronavirus outbreak.

Toilet paper seems to be once again in demand, with multiple shoppers reporting their local Coles or Woolies had either been stripped bare or was running low on the precious paper.

Both major supermarkets are yet to introduce limits on the product, however, they have previously restricted purchase of loo roll along with other essentials such as rice and pasta. Condemnation of the panic buying has been swift, with several tweets pleading with people not to stockpile toilet paper.Panic buying appears to have hit Sydney supermarket toilet paper supplies once again. Picture: Twitter/@ATakpiny.“I am still wondering why do people think toilet paper needs to be completely collected off the shelf every time there is a lockdown?”

“This happened even when the shops guarantee that there are millions of rolls more in the pipeline and no one will ever run out. Madness.”sharing a photo of their local supermarket’s shelves stripped bare.Shoppers were quick to condemn those who had stripped shelves. Picture: Twitter/@sottfineline.

 

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